Middle Tennessee has been devastated by flooding from which it will take months—in some cases years—to recover. Please join the recovery effort by contacting Hands on Nashville at Hon.org or by calling (in Nashville) 211. Otherwise, please call 800-318-9355. You can also support The Salvation Army’s relief efforts by going to Salarmy-Nashville.com of calling 800-725-2769. Thank you.

Now you can help Nashville flood victims while you listen to excellent singer/songwriter music. Mindy Smith, Mary Gauthier, and other “Girls with Guitars” will be playing a benefit at 3rd & Lindsley Tuesday evening, May 25, at 6 p.m. to help victims of the recent devastating flooding in the Nashville area.

Other “Girls with Guitars” playing the show will be Kimberley Dahme (of the band Boston), Lisa Carver, Cheley Tackett, Annie Mosher, Tammy Fowler, Christian/Durand, Lani Nash, and Robin Ruddy.

A $10 suggested donation is welcome at the door, with 100% of the proceeds to benefit MusiCares Nashville Flood Relief.

Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to help your neighbor, while you enjoy music from some of the world’s finest singer/songwriters.

David M. (Dave) Carew is editor of “Underground Nashville” and the author of the novels “Everything Means Nothing to Me: A Novel of Underground Nashville” and “Voice from the Gutter.” He also is a freelance publicist and copywriter.